Yes, the m-bars should give you a bit more reach with the same stem than you'd get with drop bars, assuming you're riding mostly out on the hooks (the most usual position). I had my m-bars on a Peugeot a few years back, and the only tip i'd give is to use a standard stem to fit the bars and sand the quill to fit the steerer. Sadly, I tried getting the Nitto m-bars into that French stem and scratched the hell out of the bar's sleeve - still perfectly usable, but not as pretty.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/french.html#stems -- Bill Connell St. Paul, MN On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 10:13 PM, kent <broken.cy...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is only tangentially Riv related (the tangent is that the > mustache bar in question would be purchased from Rivendell...) > > I was given a slightly ratty, but solid mid 70's Peugeot PX-10 on the > condition that I actually rode it. No problem. For a variety of > reasons I stripped it down and made a fixie out of it (brakeless at > the moment, but not in a quest to be hip, only because I haven't got > the front Mafac cabled back up.) The frame is almost a good fit... my > one difficulty is with the drop bars, which feel too close > (horizontally) and leave too much pressure on my wrists. I've tweaked > the position of both the saddle and the bars and things improved a > little, but the 'too tight' feeling remains. I suspect that mustache > bars would put me far enough forward to be comfortable (and I've > wanted an excuse to buy/try a set for some time anyway.) > > I guess the question then is, am I right or am I just justifying a > shiny new toy? Does a mustache bar let you stretch out more (assuming > a stem of the same proportions?) If I"m going to have to buy a new > stem (ISO bars being too fat for petite French stems) and bar, I'd > like to have a decent assurance that this might work out. =) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
